Pure has finally launched its Pure Music streaming service, having announced it in towards the tail end of 2011. It’s a fully-featured Spotify rival, but does it have what it takes to set it apart? Read more
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Steve Jobs probably wasn’t a fan of Spotify. Or at least that’s what we can glean from a previously buried interview from 2003. The talk, which has only just been published, reveals the late Apple CEO’s thoughts on subscription music services. Read more
UPDATE: We just loaded up Spotify for Windows Phone on a HTC Radar. We’ve got pictures in the gallery, and impressions after the jump!
Spotify’s much-anticipated Windows Phone app has finally landed this morning. The new Microsoft add-on packs in the same streaming smarts associated with the Swedish music fanatics’ iOS, Android and BlackBerry apps and means every major smartphone platform is now catered for by Spotify. But for the Big M, it spells the end for its Zune Pass Subscription service.
No, not on their iPhone, Android or even… ahem, Symbian phones. But with their trumpets, horns and strings. Take a listen after the jump, as London’s finest musicians tackle mobile’s biggest hit, and more.
BlackBerry Messenger has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently but a new report suggests it could soon be used for sharing songs as well as riot updates. CNET and the Wall Street Journal both claim to have heard from multiple sources that RIM is in talks with the big four major labels to add a music sharing service on top of BlackBerry Messenger.
Rather than an all-you-can-eat Spotify-style streaming affair, the rumoured BlackBerry Messenger music service will apparently offer subscribers a stash of 50 songs at a time which they’ll be able to listen to on their phones and share with other BlackBerry users via BlackBerry Messenger. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is in the frame as the first device to get access to the BlackBerry Messenger music features.
Adding new features to BlackBerry Messenger makes sense as its the platform’s biggest unique selling point but the idea of such a limited offering doesn’t sound thrilling. We assume the Kaiser Chiefs won’t get a look in either…
UPDATE: UK Motorola Xoom owners on Twitter are reporting that they’re receiving Google Music too. The intrigue!
The Google Music streaming service isn’t available in the UK, but lo if it isn’t being pushed out to select Android handsets here in Blighty. Not only that, but Google Books is coming along for the ride. Have you got them yet?
Winamp for Android has hit version 1.0 bringing its usual blend of well-interfaced music playing with a nice bonus helping of free music downloads.